Max Friedman (died 1964) was an American songwriter and published music through his company, Max Friedman Music Publishing Co.
Career
He composed songs about World War I including "Like a Baby Needs its Mother That's How Uncle Sam Needs You" (1917); "Our Own American Boy" (1917); " Before I Grew Up to Love You" (1918); [1] and the post-war "Give the Job to the Gob and the Doughboy" (1919), a plea for employers to hire veterans, featuring lyrics by Lew Porter and Alex Sullivan. [2]
He founded with P. and H. R. Shapiro the Max Friedman Music Publishing Co., which operated out of Buffalo, New York. [3]
He also composed the 1928 Gene Austin hit "I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle (Before I Grew Up To Love You)", for which Lew Brown wrote the lyrics. [4]
Selected works
- Friedman, Max. Before I Grew Up to Love You. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, 1918. OCLC 818014519
- Friedman, Max, Lew Porter, and Alex Sullivan. Give a Job to the Gob and the Doughboy: Song. Detroit: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1919. OCLC 79959095
- Friedman, M. I Wish I Had Died in My Cradle: Before I Grew Up to Love You. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc, 1926. OCLC 497780739 and OCLC 898532476
- Friedman, Max. In the Heart of Kentucky: (Where You Gave Your Heart to Me). Pittsburgh, PA: Max Friedman Music Publishing Co., 1918. OCLC 430956449
- Friedman, Max, George F. Olcott, and Joseph Hiller. Like a Baby Needs Its Mother: That's How Uncle Sam Needs You. New York: M. Friedman Music Pub. Co, 1917. OCLC 13464779
- Friedman, Max. Lonesomeness. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, 1919. OCLC 498661994
- Friedman, Max, Frank Davis, and Louis Johnson. My Sweet Erin Rose. Pittsburgh: Max Friedman Music Publishing Co., 1916. OCLC 879555533
- Friedman, Max, Geo Olcott, and W. C. Wilbert. Our Own American Boy. Pittsburgh: Max Friedman Music Co., 1917. OCLC 20119592
- Friedman, Max, Walter C. Ness, Murray Sturm, and Kenn Sisson. Spread a little sunshine: where the sun never shines. New York: Max Friedman Music Publishing Co, Inc, 1924. OCLC 878602914
References
- ^ OCLC 818014519
- ^ [1][ permanent dead link]
- ^ "NEW MUSIC PUBLISHING CHARTERS" (PDF). Music Trade Review: 62. 1923. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Victor Discography: Max Friedman (composer)". Victor.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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Max Friedman (died 1964) was an American songwriter and published music through his company, Max Friedman Music Publishing Co.
Career
He composed songs about World War I including "Like a Baby Needs its Mother That's How Uncle Sam Needs You" (1917); "Our Own American Boy" (1917); " Before I Grew Up to Love You" (1918); [1] and the post-war "Give the Job to the Gob and the Doughboy" (1919), a plea for employers to hire veterans, featuring lyrics by Lew Porter and Alex Sullivan. [2]
He founded with P. and H. R. Shapiro the Max Friedman Music Publishing Co., which operated out of Buffalo, New York. [3]
He also composed the 1928 Gene Austin hit "I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle (Before I Grew Up To Love You)", for which Lew Brown wrote the lyrics. [4]
Selected works
- Friedman, Max. Before I Grew Up to Love You. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, 1918. OCLC 818014519
- Friedman, Max, Lew Porter, and Alex Sullivan. Give a Job to the Gob and the Doughboy: Song. Detroit: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1919. OCLC 79959095
- Friedman, M. I Wish I Had Died in My Cradle: Before I Grew Up to Love You. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc, 1926. OCLC 497780739 and OCLC 898532476
- Friedman, Max. In the Heart of Kentucky: (Where You Gave Your Heart to Me). Pittsburgh, PA: Max Friedman Music Publishing Co., 1918. OCLC 430956449
- Friedman, Max, George F. Olcott, and Joseph Hiller. Like a Baby Needs Its Mother: That's How Uncle Sam Needs You. New York: M. Friedman Music Pub. Co, 1917. OCLC 13464779
- Friedman, Max. Lonesomeness. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, 1919. OCLC 498661994
- Friedman, Max, Frank Davis, and Louis Johnson. My Sweet Erin Rose. Pittsburgh: Max Friedman Music Publishing Co., 1916. OCLC 879555533
- Friedman, Max, Geo Olcott, and W. C. Wilbert. Our Own American Boy. Pittsburgh: Max Friedman Music Co., 1917. OCLC 20119592
- Friedman, Max, Walter C. Ness, Murray Sturm, and Kenn Sisson. Spread a little sunshine: where the sun never shines. New York: Max Friedman Music Publishing Co, Inc, 1924. OCLC 878602914
References
- ^ OCLC 818014519
- ^ [1][ permanent dead link]
- ^ "NEW MUSIC PUBLISHING CHARTERS" (PDF). Music Trade Review: 62. 1923. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Victor Discography: Max Friedman (composer)". Victor.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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| National | |
| Artists | |